I believe I will be dead by the time a light-rail passenger line comes to Gloucester County.

Our family moved to Glassboro in 1994. Shortly thereafter, a knock came to my door and it was John Matheussen, who was running for the state Legislature. At the time, I asked Matheussen (who is now CEO of the Delaware River Port Authority) about light rail to Camden, as the Route 55 to Route 42 corridor was a nightmare at rush hour.

It is now 2012 and more money is being dumped in to “study” the issue (“Grant to offer a look at rail,” article, Jan. 1).

Could that money be spent now on getting the rail up and running, taking into consideration environmental areas, safety fences, guard and crossing rails along the way, and safety professionals posted on each train?

Please bury me close to the existing track near Rowan University, so I can push up daisies in honor of the train that someday passes by.